Abstract
The basic error estimate for the discontinuous Galerkin method for hyperbolic equations indicates an O(h n+½ ) convergence rate for nth degree polynomial approximation over a triangular mesh of size h. However, the optimal O(h +1 ) rate is frequently seen in practice. Here we extend the class of meshes for which sharpness of the O(h +½ ) estimate can be demonstrated, using as an example a problem with a nonaligned mesh in which all triangle sides are bounded away from the characteristic direction. The key to realizing h n+ ½ convergence is a mesh which, to the extent possible, directs the error to lower frequency modes which are approximated, not damped, as h→ 0.
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